Lindsay Guentzel: On ADHD, rejection sensitivity and burnout
Nov 13, 2023
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Lindsay Guentzel, award-winning journalist, talks about her experiences with ADHD, rejection sensitivity, burnout, and executive dysfunction. She shares strategies to overcome these challenges and discusses the impact of ADHD on work life, boundaries, and relationships. The podcast also explores advice for young people interested in journalism, navigating neurotypical expectations, and finding support and understanding with ADHD.
Lindsay Guentzel shares her experience of discovering her ADHD diagnosis in 2021 and the emotions of frustration and relief that come with a later-in-life diagnosis.
Lindsay emphasizes the importance of owning up to mistakes, learning from them, and supporting one another through challenges.
Deep dives
Discovering ADHD Diagnosis
Lindsay Genssel shares her experience of discovering her ADHD diagnosis in 2021 during the pandemic. After coming across a tweet linking gifted and talented kids to undiagnosed ADHD in adults, Lindsay took the initiative to contact her primary care provider and quickly received a diagnosis of combined type ADHD. She describes the process of exploring and learning about ADHD and the emotions of frustration and relief that come with a later-in-life diagnosis.
ADHD in the Workplace
Lindsay discusses her experience working as a reporter with undiagnosed ADHD and the challenges she faced in her day-to-day tasks. She highlights the fast-paced and deadline-driven nature of her work and how it provided a constant source of stimulation and focus. However, she also acknowledges the difficulties in balancing multiple responsibilities, managing executive functioning issues, and coping with rejection-sensitive dysphoria. Lindsay reflects on the impact her ADHD had on her career, relationships, and overall well-being.
Starting the ADHD Skills Lab Podcast
Lindsay shares how her own ADHD diagnosis led her to start the ADHD Skills Lab podcast. She talks about her desire to create a resource for others with ADHD, where they can share practical strategies and insights for living with ADHD. Lindsay emphasizes the importance of storytelling and community-building, as well as the satisfaction she derives from helping others tell their own stories. She also discusses her pride in the positive impact the podcast has had on listeners and the connections she's made in the ADHD community.
Dealing with Professional Challenges
Lindsay reflects on a recent professional failure that she found embarrassing. She opens up about dropping the ball on a project and the consequences it had on her work relationships. Despite the difficulties and shame she felt, Lindsay emphasizes the importance of owning up to mistakes and learning from them. She encourages a culture of openness and vulnerability, reminding listeners that everyone experiences setbacks and it's essential to support one another through these challenges.
Until the age of 35, Lindsay Guentzel often struggled to remember day-to-day tasks without understanding why. Now, after an ADHD diagnosis in 2021, she is navigating her new normal and helping others do the same through her ReFocused Podcast. The award-winning journalist joins Skye on this week’s ADHD Skills Lab to share her experiences with masking, rejection sensitivity, burnout and executive dysfunction -- and the strategies she puts in place to overcome them.
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